Category Archives: musings

Feeling guilty…

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Not that anyone still reads this, BUT… I’m feeling a little guilty that I have this site, and this blog and sometimes so rarely update it! Oops. So, I’ll do it now. Since writing last, I have been to and from Seattle, have settled in a little more into my house. I have also house-sat a lot, which is good.

The job is still going well, and apparently they missed me while I was away! This is always a good thing. There was a chance I was going to move to a house in Hermosa Beach, but that didn’t work out. I was bummed, but then again, I am okay with it. I house-sit a lot, and know that paying rent would not be prudent right now. So, I’m being an adult and not doing it. Phooey. Regardless, my house is fine.

I’m back into the gym thing, which is great. Energy is up, just have to stay in the groove with it. I will have to work it around committee meetings and such. It’s do-able, in my opinion. We’ll see!

It was really great to be at home, and it’s equally good to be back in LA. It’s getting cool here (I know, I’m a wimp). I enjoyed Alex’s wedding, it was AWESOME. The weather was great, the wedding was beautiful. Jen’s wedding was fantastic as well! The weather was cooler, which was fine.

This is the first time I could even contemplate living in Seattle again. It’s kind of a shock. I haven’t felt like I could even think of it till September 2006. That’s a whole six years after I left Seattle. Interesting.

That’s all for a bit… more to come.

wow – picture of the Day from BBC news

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I’m not sure if this will work, but I’m going to try…

Medical students hold protests in the Indian capital. New Delhi

Medical students protesting against a government affirmative action plan for India’s lower castes try to push their way past police barricades to India’s Supreme Court in New Delhi.

I’m sooo very wowed by this picture and the caption.

Also, I heard on NPR (there I go again, trying to get smarter) that Israel used cluster bombs in Lebanon. They’ve used them before, but I first came into contact with them while I was in Laos. The US dropped them in Vietnam and then had to empty their loads over Laos on the way home.

The UN works tirelessly to try to warn people of the damage of unexploded ordnances. In Laos, they’ve worked to get people aware of what they can look like. It is very sad to read about it. Kids in Laos think they’re toys, and apparently, so do Lebanese kids. It’s heartwrenching. Here is more information: The Electronic Mine Information Network. There are organizations that work to rid the world of mines, and I think that this one is brililant: Roots of Peace. What a great idea!!

Cambodia and Trials

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I was listening to NPR (I’m trying to become smarter) this morning in the horrific traffic I found myself in, and I heard that the UN and Cambodia are working together to produce a tribunal in which some members of the Khmer Rouge are held accountable and put to trial for their part in the Killing Fields of the 70s. If you recall, I visited the Killing Fields a little South of the capital. It was a bit scary. The whole story was quite brilliant, and I’d like to be the reporter who covered it. He has many stories on the NPR site, and he is apparently a traveling story guy. I am jealous. But you all knew that.

On a whiny note, I left the house ten minutes after I have been leaving, and I got here almost 30 minutes later than I have been arriving. ARGH!

Share Our Strength

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Next Tuesday, Share Our Strength is holding their apparent second “Restaurants for Relief”  to help the Gulf Coast Recover on Tuesday, August 29th. Red Robin is donating $20k to the cause. You can search for a restaurant in your area participating by at this page (click on the link in the word page).

This was my pitch for money for today… maybe I’ll start highlighting other fun fundraisers around the country… hmm, it’s a thought.

A Fascinating Article

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Anyone know anyone who has either an online or a “real” subscription to The Atlantic Monthly or The Atlantic Online? There is a fascinating article in it, about declaring victory on the war on terror. The writer was on NPR’s Weekend Edition on Sunday morning, and I would like to read it… but I’m not subscribing! So, lemme know…

He had a very interesting point, about the reactionary position the US always take with regard to “terrorist acts.” We would do well to learn from the Brits and others who act and react differently.

Anyway, that’s the food for thought for this day. I have found that the Columbia University School of Nursing’s deadline is MUCH too soon, so I will have to try a different route with that school… still exploring other routes just now…

pictures!!

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I uploaded a bunch of pictures from the past few months… yes, I said months. But there are some wonderful pictures from Seattle… so enjoy!!

In Seattle, there are pictures of Azalea Way in the Arboretum and then also of dusk upon arrival into SeaTac… purty, I tell you.

parking is different here…

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Okay, so they  have no parking LOTS here, just parking DECKS… what’s that all about?

Anyway, the Assembly is going well. We elected a moderator – pretty darn middle of the road, but it’s good. It only took us three times. Our committee has a tough job, but it’s interesting. I will keep y’all updated… WOO!